Zuyao Chen
Zuyao Chen
1The First Affiliated Hospital, Institute of Clinical Medicine, Hengyang Medical School, University of South China, Hengyang, Hunan, China
2The First Affiliated Hospital, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Hengyang Medical School, University of South China, Hengyang, Hunan, China
1,2,*,
Xiaolin Zhong
Xiaolin Zhong
1The First Affiliated Hospital, Institute of Clinical Medicine, Hengyang Medical School, University of South China, Hengyang, Hunan, China
3The First Affiliated Hospital, Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Hengyang Medical School, University of South China, Hengyang, Hunan, China
1,3,*,
Weiqiang Tang
Weiqiang Tang
1The First Affiliated Hospital, Institute of Clinical Medicine, Hengyang Medical School, University of South China, Hengyang, Hunan, China
1,
Min Xia
Min Xia
1The First Affiliated Hospital, Institute of Clinical Medicine, Hengyang Medical School, University of South China, Hengyang, Hunan, China
1,
Chang Liu
Chang Liu
4Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, The First People’s Hospital of Chenzhou, Chenzhou, China
4,
Yinping Guo
Yinping Guo
1The First Affiliated Hospital, Institute of Clinical Medicine, Hengyang Medical School, University of South China, Hengyang, Hunan, China
1,
Yan Yi
Yan Yi
1The First Affiliated Hospital, Institute of Clinical Medicine, Hengyang Medical School, University of South China, Hengyang, Hunan, China
1,
Qingshan Jiang
Qingshan Jiang
2The First Affiliated Hospital, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Hengyang Medical School, University of South China, Hengyang, Hunan, China
2,
Xuyu Zu
Xuyu Zu
1The First Affiliated Hospital, Institute of Clinical Medicine, Hengyang Medical School, University of South China, Hengyang, Hunan, China
1,✉,
Jing Zhong
Jing Zhong
1The First Affiliated Hospital, Institute of Clinical Medicine, Hengyang Medical School, University of South China, Hengyang, Hunan, China
1,✉
1The First Affiliated Hospital, Institute of Clinical Medicine, Hengyang Medical School, University of South China, Hengyang, Hunan, China
2The First Affiliated Hospital, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Hengyang Medical School, University of South China, Hengyang, Hunan, China
3The First Affiliated Hospital, Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Hengyang Medical School, University of South China, Hengyang, Hunan, China
4Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, The First People’s Hospital of Chenzhou, Chenzhou, China
✉Correspondence should be addressed to X Zu: zhongjing2002@usc.edu.cn or to J Zhong: Zuxuyu0108@hotmail.com
*(Z Chen and X Zhong contributed equally to this work)
Received 2025 Nov 18; Accepted 2025 Nov 18; Collection date 2025 Dec.
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